Guest burgledad Posted October 31, 2010 I've seen the daft prices of cars when in Aus and I've read the threads on PIO. I know about the tax on ordinary and luxury cars when exporting to Aus. There must be a cut off point on price that makes is it worth buying a car (or two) over here and shipping across. Has anybody done the sums? Does anyone have any advice? Cheers John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest31881 Posted October 31, 2010 You must have owned the car and used it for 12 months prior to bringing it to Australia and you are only allowed one car each. So if you intend to buy a car to bring here make sure you do it 12 months before you make the move. I am sure someone else can inform you about the costs of registering and importing the car once it gets to Australia, other considerations are insurance, depending on the type of car the insurance can be difficult to obtain, spare parts for cars that are not normally available here are expensive. The resale value can be affected as it is a "grey Import", some find it worthwhile and some say its not, I think you have to do your homework and see what is right for your situation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markntracey 1,251 Posted October 31, 2010 The shippers told me they would charge about £2000 and then about £2000 tax as we've only had our car about a year. The longer you own the car the less tax you pay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest burgledad Posted November 1, 2010 The 12 month rule wrecks that idea. Thanks for the info. The Aussies seem to micro control everything. Does the control and bureaucracy drive UK immigrants crazy after a while? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest chris955 Posted November 1, 2010 For such a supposedly laid back country the amount of bureaucracy is mind blowing and seemingly never ending. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fleabo 2,537 Posted November 1, 2010 The 12 month rule wrecks that idea. Thanks for the info. The Aussies seem to micro control everything. Does the control and bureaucracy drive UK immigrants crazy after a while? I wouldn't say it drives me crazy but sometimes I think there is a bit of bureaucratic overkill over here. That said, check out what the banks did to the UK. There is always a flipside. BTW, I picked up a 1979 Volvo for $500. Cheers. Best Newcomer 2013-14. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nevsm 10 Posted November 1, 2010 Always check make and model supported here as there are a many more automatic cars here and if you have manual car that is not supported here harder to get spare parts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quinkla 2,654 Posted November 1, 2010 Does the control and bureaucracy drive UK immigrants crazy after a while? I was hoping it would drive me less crazy after a while. Feb 2010 Prospective Marriage Visa | Nov 2010 Temporary Partner Visa | Nov 2012 Permanent Partner Visa | Jan 2015 Australian Citizenship Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
